Chapter Seventy-Seven: Xiangyang and Nanjing XVIII

This news is that the Battle of Nanjing is over.

Zheng Chenggong was defeated.

In this regard, Zhang Xuan expected it in his heart, but the defeat was so miserable, but Zhang Xuan did not expect it, and it can be said that Zheng Jun's land division was empty.

Faced with such a situation, Zhang Xuan had a sense of urgency in his heart. The Battle of Nanjing can be regarded as a solution for Duoduo, maybe in a month or two, or even longer, Duoduo will not go west.

The reason is simple.

Too often, fighting a war is only the culminating part of a military operation. It's not that there is nothing to do except war.

On the contrary, even if Zheng Chenggong collapsed and retreated. Duoduo still has a lot of things to do, not to mention the finishing work on the battlefield, not to mention the victory and pursuit, and take back all the territory that fell on the Zheng family, after all, these enemies are the essence of Jiangnan.

Strategically, is it necessary to have an ancient brain and end the Zheng family.

On top of many tactics, it is also necessary for the army to take a break, after all, people are not steel, and there must be gaps between battles. Even if the willpower of most soldiers can overcome this. But the preparation for war also takes time.

For example, the preparation and transfer of a large number of materials.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan does not have to worry, Duoduo will soon go west.

It's just that with the same person, Zhang Xuan may not be able to end this war soon.

A war is a matter for both sides, and if one side wants to avoid a war as much as possible, it will take a lot of effort to fight a decisive battle.

After Zhang Xuan heard the news again, he couldn't give up today's opportunity. There was a sense of urgency in his heart that time was running out for him.

And this news reached Zilharang's heart, but Zilharang was relieved.

The battle of Nanjing has been settled, and there is one less thing that makes Zilharang scruples. After all, even if there is a 12-point certainty before the battle, there is a mistake in the front of the horse.

Although I don't dare to say that I have unloaded a thousand pounds of burden, I also feel empty in my heart, and I have other thoughts about the withdrawal of troops.

He Zierharang is not a mermaid, he has been pressed and beaten by Zhang Xuan for so long, and he has long wanted to teach Zhang Xuan a lesson. In the past, I didn't dare to act rashly because of the overall situation, but now it's different.

Zilharang immediately summoned the generals at all levels and re-discussed the war, which could not be said to have changed course, but in some places it also added a lot of material.

From Xiangyang to Nanyang, the road is quite smooth. There is no high mountain danger, only the Tang River, which flows into the Han River from north to south, can be navigated by boat, and it can be regarded as a transportation road, however, the Xia army has a water advantage, so the Qing army does not use it, and even very guarded against the Xia army from the waterway. Therefore, the route chosen by Zilharang to retreat

, slightly deviated from the Tang River, and was more than ten miles away from the Tang River.

Of course, this figure is not absolute, and the course of the Tang River is not a straight line, but winding and rugged, and there are considerable errors.

Zilharan chose this day to withdraw his troops.

The weather was fantastic.

The weather is clear, the wind is smooth, and the spring breeze blows from the south without hurry, which makes people know at a glance that it is a good day for a spring outing. The sunlight also rendered the earth a large area of golden color, as if a thin layer of gold was plated on the walls, on the ground, and even on the armor and swords.

It seems that this can block out the disgusting smell of blood.

Zilharang stood on the north gate of Fancheng and looked at the small Fancheng. I sighed slightly.

In the past few days, for the sake of this small five-mile city, I don't know how many people have died inside and outside the city, and even this new city, which has not been built for five years, has been beaten with thousands of holes.

Fancheng was built because of military needs, so there is only one cross street in the city, which divides the city into four areas, namely military camps, warehouses, workshops, and mansions.

Zilharang entered Fancheng.

In Fancheng, the battle was fought to the end, and the Qing army naturally had no intention of letting go of anyone in the city.

Therefore, there are traces of battle everywhere in the city.

That's it.

When Zhang Xuan was attacking the city, I don't know how many shells crossed the city wall and smashed into the city. Except for some of the houses within the walls of the northern wall, which are still intact. Most of the rest are a bit unbearable.

The walls of Fancheng can block cannonballs, but the houses in Fancheng have not been specially reinforced, and even if they do not collapse with a single cannon, they can make several holes. It immediately became a dilapidated house. The house is still like this, let alone the people.

This night was one of the reasons for the withdrawal of the Qing army.

"All ready?" Zilharang said.

"It's all set." Fulton said.

Fulton, as the eldest son of Zilharang, is only a teenager now, and Zilharang is also with him, as a personal guard, not to let him fight, but to make him understand what war is all about? The so-called words and deeds, Zilharang also followed the old slave at the beginning.

Even the Manchu ministers, including Dorgon, had such an experience.

This is this tradition, the Manchu clan produced many talents, and the emperor supported the political structure of the Qing court.

Before Fulton could finish speaking, he heard an explosion above the city.

Zilharang is retreating, many things can't be withdrawn, the most important thing is the cannon, at this moment is to blow up all the cannons with gunpowder. Naturally, what needs to be destroyed is not just a cannon. But I saw that in the middle of Fancheng, a fire came out. It spreads in an instant

Here it comes.

Zhu Rong danced in the city. The flames were spread everywhere, and for a time Fancheng became a purgatory city. The heat wave was coming from the south to the north, and even above the city, Zilharang felt the temperature rise.

"Let's go." Zilharang got down from the tower, turned over and mounted his horse with a group of guards, and left Fancheng as the last group of personnel, but it didn't take long to catch up with the group.

But I saw on the road, there were a column of horses in a row, and a team of horses was traveling northward.

At this moment, it shows the national strength of the Qing army.

Although Jierharang's strength was much inferior to Zhang Xuan's, the number of horses in Jierharang's army was far above Zhang Xuan's army. Of course, not all the horses in Zilharang's army were war horses, but even so, it was enough.

With so many war horses, it can greatly increase the marching speed of the Qing army.

It is also one of the confidence of Zilharang.

Zilharang retreated, and the Xia army did not intercept it at the north gate of Fancheng.

There are even scouts on both sides, looking at them from afar, not far away, not close, maybe some Qing generals are too arrogant to see the others, and send several scouts to drive one or two.

The reason why the Xia army did not do this was to give Zilharang hope, otherwise the Quartet would be surrounded and killed, and the Qing army could only defend it unless it was a fool. Of course, there is no accident here, which does not mean that the road from Fancheng to Nanyang is a smooth road.

Zilharang knows this, and Zhang Xuan also knows it.

Zhang Xuan looked at the fire in Fancheng from afar, and his heart sank suddenly. He had long expected that the Qing army would not leave anything good for the Xia army, but he never expected that it would be so far, so that after the fire, Fancheng would have to be rebuilt.

Although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't care much in his heart.

There is only a Fan City, not to mention that the city wall is still there, the framework is still there, and it will not take long to rebuild it. Although Great Xia lost Jiangnan and its national strength weakened a lot, it was quite simple to build such a city.

He focused on the battle with Zilharang and asked Zheng Lian, "Deng He, are the two parts of Xu Du in place?" ”

Zheng Lian said: "It's already in place, but we're so blatant, I'm afraid we can't hide it?" With the arrangement of the army, if the eastern captives want to leave, we can't stop them. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "There is no need to hide that one. I want to fight him, I guess he still wants to fight me. ”

A slap in the face doesn't make a sound, but every large-scale battle is a case where both sides have such intentions. Zhang Xuan arranged Deng He and Xu on both sides of the official road from Fancheng to Nanyang. And Zhang Xuan took tens of thousands of horses from his headquarters and chased after him from behind.

If the Qing army wants to leave, although it is impossible to leave without a single shot, if you don't want to fight the Xia army, it may not be impossible.

Is it just Zilharenken?