Have we lost?

The Ming army was defeated, Yingkou was lost, and tens of thousands of stones of grain were turned into ashes. Panjin eventually fell into the hands of Dorgon.

Kong Xiangxin, known as the powerful general under Zhu Cilang, could only lead the remnants to retreat to Baojiagou, northwest of Panjin.

Here, there is a Great Liao River blocking it. Kong Xiangxin's retreat did not attract Dorgon's pursuit.

Dorgon was proud and knew he had won.

When Huang Taiji was alive, Dorgon fulfilled his wish that he could not fulfill. Defeating the Ming army was something that Huang Taiji dreamed of.

However, Huang Taiji never saw this day until his death. Since he fought with Zhu Cixuan, he has been defeated repeatedly.

This is very infuriating. When encountering such a demonic existence, the hero Huang Taiji of his life could only end up in depression.

When Dorgon came to power, he was the regent of the emperor's father. He kept a low profile for many years. Finally, it was his turn to be proud.

Panjin was captured by the Qing soldiers, and then the food and grass left by the Ming army in Panjin were eventually surrounded by a fire.

Dorgon landed in Yingkou through the sea and burned the food and grass from the Ming army's Yingkou. Then he continued to advance and burned the food and grass from Panjin.

At this point, Zhu Cixuan went north to Liaodong. Eighty thousand Shenji Camp soldiers were trapped in Liaoyang County, and the food and grass were cut off.

There seemed to be only one way left for Zhu Cixuan, and he withdrew his troops. At this point, he wanted to surround Shengjing, break through the plan of the Qing Dynasty capital, and go completely bankrupt.

Could it be that Dorgon occupied Panjin and had to burn the Ming army's food and grass, so he could not lead the Eight Banners soldiers to transport the food and grass away?

The answer is no, Dorgon cannot take away these food and grass.

First of all, Yingkou and Panjin are located in the hinterland of the Ming army. To the north is Zhu Cilang’s 80,000 Shenji Camp, and to the southwest is the Liaodong Army guarding Jinzhou.

The reason why Dorgon was able to successfully attack was entirely because he relied on the coastal landing and caught Zhu Cilang off guard.

If he was still fantasizing about taking away this batch of food and grass, he would have to face the dangerous situation of being surrounded by the Ming army. Zhu Cilang, who had recovered from his senses, would quickly return to help to occupy Yingkou and cut off Dorgon's route of escape from the sea, and then he could catch the Qing army in a jar.

Moreover, Dorgon's Eight Banners soldiers landed from the sea. The proud cavalry of the Manchus could not play their advantages, and none of the Eight Banners soldiers rode horses.

Dorgon was very cautious. He knew how dangerous his situation was. So he did not give the Ming army this opportunity. Even though he knew that Kong Xiangxin had retreated, there might be a small amount of grain and grass reserves for the Ming army.

Dorgon had also thought of continuing to pursue, but Kong Xiangxin had the last five hundred flintlock rifles in his hand. In addition, there was a blockade from the Daliao River, so Dorgon finally decided to give up. The little food and grass in Baojiagou could not supply Zhu Cixuan's 80,000 army to attack the Qing Dynasty.

His strategic goal had been achieved, and he burned Panjin's food and grass. He urgently ordered the Qing army to retreat quickly. Before Zhu Cilang reacted, he quickly retreated to Yingkou. Then he took a boat to return to North Korea by sea and then returned to Shengjing.

At this time, Zhu Cilang's 80,000 Shenji Camp will face the crisis of food and grass shortage. At that time, Dorgon will use cavalry again and ambush along the way.

This plan is perfect. This is the plan that Huang Taiji and Dorgon had prepared for many years when he was alive.

This plan has been prepared for many years, and almost every detail has been thought of. Dorgon even thought of various possibilities, including Zhu Cixuan, who received the news at the first time, returned to Yingkou from Liaoyang County.

But at present, everything goes well. First of all, judging from the current information, Zhu Cilang in Liaoyang County has not yet reacted.

Therefore, after Dorgon's goal was achieved, his army could calmly retreat back to Yingkou before the Ming army could react. Instead, board the ship in Yingkou, retreat to North Korea by sea. Then, return to his old nest Shengjing.

Due to the lack of heavy siege weapons, Zhu Cixuan's 80,000 troops could only be delayed in Liaoyang County. He could not pose a threat to Shengjing for the time being. All of this was in Dorgon's plan.

The plan went smoothly, and the food and grass in Panjin and Yingkou were burned by Dorgon. Although only Kong Xiangxin, the fish that escaped the net, was left, it was no longer important to Dorgon.

The Qing army began to withdraw their troops. After they burned the last food and grass in Panjin, the Eight Banners Army withdrew from Panjin in a mighty manner.

The opponent has too many people, and Kong Xiangxin is not on the same order of magnitude as them. He was able to protect the last little family background of Baojiagou, and he was also recaptured from the enemy's mouth.

The two lines of defense set up outside Panjin bought the last time for Kong Xiangxin. He recruited all the moving civilians and used horse, ox carriages, and transported the remaining grain and grass to Baojiagou.

However, what's the use of this? The food and grass in Baojiagou are not enough for Zhu Cilang's 80,000 troops to eat for five days.

The enemy retreated and Kong Xiangxin returned to Panjin. Looking at the ashes all over the ground, he couldn't help but sigh.

War was always fair. Without leaning towards the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty finally won a game back.

When the news reached Liaoyang County, Zhu Cilang's eyes were almost glaring: "Hurry, get the map!"

Zhu Cilang's heartbeat was accelerating, and he felt dizzy. He led a war for the first time in his life and suffered such a huge loss.

The generals under his command rushed over the map. Zhu Cilan was panicked and even disrupted the four treasures of the study on the table. He sprinkled his pen, ink, paper and ink all over the floor, and the black ink slowly flowed.

Zhu Cilang didn't care about so much, so he hurriedly packed the table and expanded the map on the table.

Then, seeing the directions of Yingkou and Panjin, Zhu Cilang patted his forehead hatefully.

Zhu Cilang was angry with his own stupidity. He should have thought of it for a long time, sea route, sea route!

Why didn’t I think of such a simple truth? If I were Dorgon, I would have chosen to attack my own food and grass by sea.

Although he refused to admit it, Zhu Cilang did underestimate the enemy a little.

Being cautious in every step does not mean that you have not underestimated the enemy. If the other party was replaced by Huang Taiji, Zhu Cixuan might have taken some consideration. After all, he fought with Huang Taiji many times and knew that Huang Taiji was powerful.

Huang Taiji is a genius who fights close forces, and Zhu Cilang has always regarded him as his life's strong enemy. After all, Zhu Cilang is a little contemptuous of him.

But who knew that Dorgon successfully burned his own food and grass. The 80,000 soldiers of the Shenji Camp in the Ming Dynasty were trapped in Liaoyang County.

Withdrawal of troops will be a failure, which will be a huge blow to the morale of the Ming army. If the troops do not withdraw, the food and grass will be burned, and the soldiers will eat and drink whatever they eat and drink...

Did Zhu Ciyang's northern expedition really fail like this?
Chapter completed!