The next day, the two sides were in a scuffle, although the Manchurian army was strong and strong, but it was unable to get the Luoyang City in front of them, after all, the army in the hands of Li Dingguo and Shu Xinchen was also an elite division, with strong combat power, and relying on the fortifications of the city wall, they did not fall behind at all.

The Qing army once again threw down hundreds of corpses at the head of Luoyang City, and had to stop the attack and repair it again.

Soon, the time entered the middle of the night, more than 20,000 Ming soldiers retreated from the city, Li Dingguo and Shu Xinchen left 3,000 cavalry behind, and the army quickly retreated to the east.

The Qing army was in a deep sleep at this time, and the battle for days was already exhausted, although the Ming army still defended Luoyang City, but it had also lost the ability to counterattack, and the Qing army fell into a deep sleep one by one.

The next day, when Zilharang gathered again to prepare for the attack on Luoyang, the outpost brought back the news that the city of Luoyang was empty.

"What? You say that Luoyang City is empty now? ”

Zilharang's eyes widened with rage, and he roared sharply, "What are you all eating? Tens of thousands of Ming troops ran away quietly like this, and you didn't even notice it? Rubbish! Come on, cut down the general who was on guard last night! Send troops into the city now! ”

Jierharang is so angry, it's so embarrassing, the fierce battle has been close to a month, and he hasn't taken Luoyang, which is enough to hold back the fire, I didn't expect that when the Ming army couldn't support it, it was unbearable to let this Ming army slip away so easily!

Soon, the Han army rushed into Luoyang City with a white flag and occupied the entire Luoyang City, and now Luoyang City has long been without a shadow of the Ming army.

"Lord Wang, it seems that this Ming army should have slipped away in the second half of the night, and now I'm afraid that it has run out for dozens of miles, even if we chase it, we won't be able to catch up with it for a while......"

Zu Dashou said in a deep voice.

Zilharang nodded and replied, "No matter how far they run, the pursuit is still necessary!" Zu Dashou, lead your Guanning iron cavalry, pursue forward, once you catch up with the Ming army, you must entangle them, this king will meet you in the back......"

Zu Dashou shook his head and replied: "Lord Wang, either we will repair well in Luoyang for a few days, the pursuit is of little significance, since they suddenly retreated, then there will definitely be countermeasures, okay we fell into the ambush circle of the Ming army, but we will suffer a big loss, Li Dingguo and Shu Xinchen are both battlefield generals, this month's battle has proved that we have no need; Or, we will immediately set off with a large army, directly approaching Kaifeng Mansion, don't care about this Ming army, take Kaifeng Mansion, and surround the Ming army of Weihui Mansion, which is our ultimate goal, as long as the Tianwei army is destroyed, then from Henan to Nanjing, we will be a horse Pingchuan, and we will no longer encounter any threatening resistance! ”

Jierharang raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, General Zu, what you said makes sense, our purpose is not to annihilate this Ming army but to besiege Kaifeng Mansion, and then encircle and annihilate Xu Yifan's Tianwei army entrenched in Weihui Mansion, as long as the Tianwei army is annihilated, then the Qing Dynasty will win!" The order went down, leaving a battalion of troops to guard Luoyang City, and the rest of the troops, marching with the full strength of the king, must arrive at the city of Kaifeng Mansion in seven days! Sent an order to Xinzhou, step up the allocation of military salaries and materials, ensure the combat strength of the army, and in half a month, I want to take Kaifeng Mansion and completely surround the Tianwei army on the north bank of the Yellow River! ”

Jierharang gave an order, and the army then chased down, from Luoyang to Kaifeng Mansion, but four hundred miles away, even if there is artillery to slow down the speed of the march, it will not take ten days, can reach Kaifeng Mansion, in the eyes of Gil Harang, Kaifeng Mansion is now the Qing army, after all, Kaifeng Mansion does not have a strong Tianwei army and Nanjing Zuozhen, even if they withdraw to Kaifeng Mansion, they have lost the will to continue fighting, the two strong contend, morale is very important.

The Qing army ran out of the distance of two hundred miles in one breath, and it only took four days, and Zierharang had to advance with all his might, but was stopped by Zu Dashou.

"Lord Wang, we can't march quickly like this, the army was already exhausted after a month of fierce fighting in Luoyang, and now we have to march quickly, the army is already very tired, and the army is far away, but the soldiers are taboo!"

Zilharang was on the march, and Zu Dashou rode over and whispered.

Zilharang frowned and hesitated: "It's just that the battle situation in the Central Plains is changing rapidly, even if we want to repair, I'm afraid that the Ming army will not give us the ...... to repair calmly."

Zu Dashou said in a deep voice: "Then slow down the speed of the march, Lord Wang, go first with such a fast march, and when you arrive at Kaifeng Mansion, not to mention capture the city, it is already good for these soldiers to be able to stand, you can see when you arrive, now these infantry have begun to be heavy, exhausted, and there will be five days of rapid marching, you can imagine ......"

Ji'er Harang gritted his teeth, what Zu Dashou said was good, such a rapid march would be too draining of combat power, but if the speed of the march is really slowed down, when will it be able to reach Kaifeng Mansion?

"Pass the order, Zhenghong Banner and Mongolian Eight Banners, Guanning Iron Cavalry 50,000 people, continue to maintain the speed of advance, follow me into the army, Zu Dashou, Geng Zhongming, you lead 50,000 Han Army Eight Banners and Green Battalion to slow down the march, march thirty miles a day, while marching, while trimming, hum, as long as 50,000 elite horsemen arrive at Kaifeng Mansion, you can also take Kaifeng!"

Zilharang shouted.

Zilharang was still a little uneasy, just let the infantry trim, and the cavalry continued to maintain the speed of marching, on the contrary, the speed was even faster than before, it was three points faster, after all, without the drag of the infantry, marching fifty miles a day, for the cavalry, it was easy!

All the way to the march, two days, from Jiulongyu is less than forty miles away.

When Jierharang was advancing, Niu Lu Ezhen woke up and galloped over, shouting: "Lord, Lord, we have found traces of the Luoyang Ming Army thirty miles ahead!" ”

Zierharang raised his eyebrows, the traces of the Luoyang Ming army, haha, finally let us catch up with them!

"Someone, give an order, the army will move forward with all its might, we must catch them up, this king will kill this time!"

Zilharang knew that the strength of this Ming army was still good, and it maintained not weak combat power, although the Manchurian elite cavalry was strong, but he did not dare to be careless, and directly ordered 50,000 elite cavalry to march with all their strength and chased after the Ming army!

(End of chapter)