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"What? You actually let Zhang Pana run away?"

In the north of Jinzhou City, where the Hou Jin Army temporarily commanded, Mang Gurtai grabbed the lapel of the slave who came to report the news, his eyes bulged out, and he wanted to tear him alive.

The servant was so frightened that he almost peed. His body was hunched like a torn shrimp. He tremblingly explained: "Back to Mr. Baylor, Li Yuanqing's cavalry scouts from the Changsheng Battalion came in from behind to respond, and there were also those who were clearly aware of the situation.

The dog is blocking the road desperately, and the men over at the west gate are temporarily short of manpower, so..."

Mang Gurtai didn't wait for the slave to finish speaking, and pushed him away a few steps. He couldn't help but curse: "Useless slave! They are all trash, they are all trash!"

He took a few steps angrily, kicked the slave away, and quickly looked at Huang Taiji who was not far behind him, "Eighth brother, what should we do now?"

Huang Taiji's expression was not too strange. He was calm. After a moment, he smiled faintly and said: "Fifth brother, don't be anxious yet. Winning Jinzhou tonight is already a big victory for us."

"But-----hey!"

Mang Gurtai couldn't help but sigh forcefully, "Eighth brother, over in Fuzhou, we have lost thousands of people, and our food and supplies are gone. If we can't catch Zhang Pan, how can we relieve the hatred in my heart?"

"

Huang Taiji nodded calmly and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

In fact, as early as this morning, they received reports from Fuzhou that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had breached their camp, causing heavy casualties in personnel and materials.

This is why today, they will attack Jinzhou from all sides, not sparing any casualties and leaving no room for relaxation.

Fuzhou was not captured, and if Jinzhou could not be captured again, then the battle would be unwinnable.

In the entire situation in southern Liaoning, Hou Jin will completely lose the initiative.

At this time, although Zhang Pan's defense against Jinzhou was still tight, compared to Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong in Fuzhou, his combat effectiveness was still too weak, and his emergency response mechanism was not perfect enough.

Under the offensive of the Hou Jin Army regardless of casualties, Zhang Pan did not make an early decision, but chose to use the hard force of "hitting a stone with an egg". Although this caused some casualties to the Hou Jin Army, it made his Lushun Department, the main force

All gone.

As a result, except for Fuzhou where Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong stayed behind, the land in southern Liaoning has almost become an undefended land. After the Jin army conquered Lushun, there were not many obstacles.

Huang Taiji turned to look at Daishan aside, "Second brother, what do you think we should do now?"

Daishan looked at Huang Taiji, thought for a moment, and then said: "Eighth brother, for the current plan, we must remove Lushun and counterattack Fuzhou. There is still some food and supplies in Jinzhou City, which is enough to last a few days. Let's

There's still time."

Abandoning Fuzhou and approaching Jinzhou, Daishan was the proposer. At this time, Li Yuanqing actually did not follow the rules, which also made Daishan's face very ugly.

In this situation, Daishan could only put aside his past grievances and join forces with Huang Taiji first to get rid of the predicament that the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty was in in southern Liaoning.

Seeing Daishan's expression, Huang Taiji's face relaxed a little, smiled, and looked at He Heli beside him.

He Heli did not expect that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong would be so rampant, completely disrupting their previous plans, but at this time, that was all they had to do, and hurriedly said: "Eighth Master, the Second Master is right. Let's leave Lushun first and cut off the traffic from Lushun."

Now that we have supplies from Lushun, we can turn back and attack Fuzhou, killing Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong in one fell swoop."

Huang Taiji smiled and nodded, "The Han people have a good saying, you can run away from the monks, but you can't run away from the temple. Order the whole army to rest for half an hour and approach Lushun City."

"twitter!"

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At this time, under the cover of this scout team, Zhang Pan and his party had successfully escaped to the seaside and boarded the ship.

Not far away, the Houjin cavalry were already chasing after them like a swarm. Looking from the boat here, they were so densely packed with torches that they could number no less than 1,000 people.

Zhang Pan leaned weakly on the bow of the boat, staring blankly at the stars not far away, unable to say a word for a long time.

At this point, he may have shed all his tears, and nearly three thousand soldiers and more than four thousand auxiliary soldiers under his command were all left behind in Jinzhou City.

Almost without thinking, Zhang Pan knew that his Lushun Department was finished.

But this is not the most terrifying thing. If the Jin army advances to Lushun overnight, then~~~, he will simply become the sinner of Dongjiang and the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that Ma Qiu, the supervisor of Lushun, was also left behind in the melee. If the superiors tracked him down...

Zhang Pan wanted to shout to the sky and vent all his unhappiness, but unfortunately, he had no strength at all. He was even weaker than a woman now.

Zhang Pan suddenly hated Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong. Why, they defended Fuzhou, but he couldn't defend his Jinzhou?

If Chen Zhong had not followed Li Yuanqing but came to Jinzhou with him, perhaps the result would not have been like this.

But after thinking about it, Zhang Pan suddenly shook his head feebly.

So what if Chen Zhong comes?

I'm afraid that the two armies still can't defend Jinzhou, but will try to catch up with Chen Zhong's army, just like they did at Fuzhou City. In the end, Li Yuanqing will still have to sacrifice his life to save it.

It's just that they were lucky last time. Houjin didn't have many troops and the main force hadn't arrived yet. But at this time, the four banner leaders of Huang Taiji, Daishan, Mang Gurtai, Yue Tuo and Houjin had more than 40 people.

There are more than 20,000 people in Niulu. How can Li Yuanqing fight with them in the field?

If Li Yuanqing really comes, Zhang Pancai will truly become the sinner of the Ming Dynasty, which will completely destroy the situation that Liaonan has built up with great difficulty.

"General Zhang, what should we do now? The Tatars are likely to attack Lushun overnight." The Changsheng Battalion scout Baihu carefully asked Zhang Pan for instructions.

Zhang Pan also came back from his deep thoughts, looked at the hundred households, and suddenly smiled, "Brother, what is your name?"

The hundred households hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said, "Return to General Zhang. I have been promoted from the humble position of Scout of the Changsheng Battalion to the Chief Niu Gen."

Zhang Pan smiled and said, "Brother Niu, thank you for your hard work today. I, Zhang Pan, will never forget your life-saving grace."

Niu Gensheng was startled. In such a situation, he vaguely felt something, and said hurriedly: "General Zhang, if you leave the green hills here, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. The Tatars are all cavalry, and they are much faster than us.

, you just rush back to Lushun now, I'm afraid it's too late."

Zhang Pan laughed loudly, but tears couldn't stop pouring out, "Brother Niu, don't try to persuade me. I've made up my mind. Come, pass my military order, and the fleet will return to Port Arthur immediately."

Niu Gensheng suddenly hugged Zhang Pan's thigh and kowtowed several times, "General Zhang, you are a hero, how can you risk yourself again? I rescued you from my humble position, and I will take you back. Otherwise,

, I feel sorry for those sons and daughters who have lost their sons."

Niu Gensheng kowtowed desperately, hoping to change Zhang Pan's mind.

Zhang Pan smiled sadly, "Brother Gensheng, I, Zhang Pan, will remember your friendship in my heart, but I will never be able to repay you in this life. Just wait until the next life. We will be brothers in the next life."

Niu Gensheng also shed tears. He knew that he could not change Zhang Pan's mind, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "General Zhang, I would like to rush to Lushun overnight on your behalf and inform the Lushun authorities to let them evacuate overnight."

Zhang Pan couldn't help but be stunned.

There are still many ships in Port Arthur. If Pegasus rushes there now, there might be a glimmer of hope.

There is no way to save the city, but there are still many small towns, hundreds of soldiers, and more than 2,000 young men and auxiliary soldiers in the city. If...

"Brother Gensheng, you-----"

Zhang Pan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although he was completely defeated at this time, Niu Gensheng had already told him about the great victory of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong's main force against the Houjin camp.

At this time, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong still had strong troops and horses, but Hou Jin was short of food and grass. If he could survive and even save the remaining troops in Lushun, he would still have a chance.

In addition, with the support of Mao Wenlong, he may not be able to make a comeback.

only……

Niu Gensheng also understood what Zhang Pan meant at this time. Liaonan has not yet reached the worst situation, and everything is still promising.

As long as the general is around, his small family will not have to worry about having no one to support him, and he can also buy a bright future for his unborn child.

In just a moment, Niu Gensheng had made a decision in his heart, "General Zhang, your fleet should go directly to Fuzhou. I'll leave now. If I can save one person, that's one person."

"Brother Gensheng..."

Zhang Pan didn't know what to say at all.

Niu Gensheng smiled, "General Zhang, see you later."

As he said that, he waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, let's get on the boat and go to Port Arthur."

Soon, these scouts led their horses, transferred to small boats, and quickly rowed towards the southern shore.

Zhang Pan had no idea what he was feeling in his heart. At this moment, he was simply more vulnerable than a child waiting to be fed.

"Brother Gensheng, you must come back alive."

Zhang Pan clenched his fists hard and tears could not stop flowing out.

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Niu Gensheng and his party landed from the southern coast without stopping at all, and headed straight for Lushun.

But the Jin army's sentry cavalry soon discovered them and quickly caught up with them.

The two sides were constantly entangled. Fortunately, Niu Gensheng and the others had spent the whole day recharging their energy. Both the man and the horse were very energetic. They ran all the way and finally arrived at the gate of Lushun City at dawn.

But at this time, there were less than 10 people around Niu Gensheng, and more than 0 brothers died on the way back.

But Niu Gensheng has no regrets. He deeply understands that he is just a member of a hundred households with a humble status. Without Li Yuanqing's support, he would still be just a top soldier at the grassroots level and would never stand out.

And Zhang Pan was a well-known veteran general in Liao. He and dozens of his brothers' lives were exchanged for thousands of lives of Zhang Pan and Lushun City. It was a worthwhile trade.

It's a pity that Hou Jin's pursuers were like glue stuck to their bodies, clinging to them and not letting go.

At this time, they had just arrived at the gate of Lushun City, and more than 50 Houjin Rangers were already following them.

The Ming army at the top of Lushun City quickly discovered the movement here, and with the sound of cannons and birds, they supported Niu Gensheng and others in retreating to the city.

After a moment, the city gate opened wide and they filed in.

These rear Jin army sentry cavalry did not dare to move forward, but did not want to leave. They scattered around and closely monitored the movements of Lushun City.

When Niu Gen becomes enlightened, it won't take more than an hour for Houjin's main force to arrive. This hour is their last lifeline.

"Brother, who is the highest commander in Lushun City now? I am Niu Gensheng, the commander of the Changsheng Battalion Scout Team. I have been entrusted by General Zhang Pan. I have something urgent and I want to see the current highest commander of Lushun City." Niu Gensheng hurriedly said to a commander who was defending the city.

As soon as the boss looked at Niu Gensheng's appearance, he knew that something big had happened. How could he dare to neglect it? He said hurriedly: "Brother, Mr. Zhang Biaozhang is now responsible for guarding the city. I will go and report it to you right away."

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Chapter completed!