Mandahai has always been very confident about the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty and believes that the Ming army is no match for the Eight Banners at all.

Even if he was defeated by Zhao Zamao before, Mandahai just thought he was ambushed and was trapped, and it was not that the Eight Banners soldiers were not incapable of doing so.

If there is a chance, in front of the Eight Banners soldiers, Mandahai can be sure that the Eight Banners soldiers will definitely beat Zhao Zamao's shit out.

This time, Zhao Ming led less than 30,000 people to rescue Wu and enter the city, which was the opportunity for Mandahai to wait.

Therefore, Mandahai was ecstatic and immediately mobilized 80,000 elite troops to deal with Zhao Zamao.

In Mandahai's view, and even all the Qing soldiers, Zhao Zamao would undoubtedly die. There was no suspense in the Qing Dynasty's victory, but the Eight Banners soldiers failed. Mandahai tried all his strength and failed to defeat Zhao Zamao.

Although just like Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's words, the 80,000 Qing army failed to defeat Zhao Zamao, Zhao Zamao could not defeat the Qing army either.

But Mandahai knew that it was a self-deception. The 80,000 Qing army was still in the field battle of the Qing army, and it could not afford more than 20,000 Ming army. This was a naked defeat.

In the Battle of Hunhe, it was precisely because of the two elite Ming dynasty, Zhejiang Army and Baigan Army, that the Later Jin Army established confidence, morale was greatly boosted, and it was invincible.

The military strength of Mandahai this time is far greater than that of the Battle of Hunhe. It is a comparison between the Later Jin army and the Ming army, but it failed to eat Zhao Zamao. This is not only a problem of the failure of the battle, but also completely defeating Mandahai's ambitions.

If before, Mandahai was thinking about destroying the Ming army and unifying the world.

At this moment, what Mandahai was thinking about was how to protect the current interests of the Qing Dynasty and how to prevent the Manchus from being defeated by the Ming army and being driven out of the pass.

In this battle, Zhao Zamao's army made Mandahai feel scared, making him no longer confident of defeating Zhao Zamao, and did not dare to seek to destroy the Ming Dynasty, but only hoped to maintain the current situation.

This caused him to shake his thoughts, doubting Dorg's strategy in recent years, and his political stance gradually changed, and he gradually became an opposition from a supporter of Dorgon's policy.

At this time, when Mandahai was in a state of turmoil, Zhao Ming led his troops and finally appeared outside Wu Jincheng.

The journey lasted only a hundred miles, but Zhao Ming walked for more than a month. On average, the speed of marching for less than three miles a day was less than a turtle.

In fact, from the map, the army led by Zhao Ming was indeed like a huge turtle, slowly crawling on the ground.

It’s not enough to be slow. Mandahai was discouraged because he failed to eat Zhao Ming. Zhao Ming actually tried his best under the surveillance and siege of tens of thousands of cavalrymen.

When infantry fights cavalry, what they rely on is one's tight formation and the other is powerful firepower.

Powerful firepower is to kill and hurt the cavalry, to deter the cavalry, and to prevent them from getting close. A tight formation ensures that the cavalry will not rush in when approaching, and to ensure that the infantry continues to output powerful firepower.

These two are the only two methods for infantry to be invincible against cavalry, and now both are indispensable.

Zhao Ming sent troops from Wuxi to Wucheng. The most difficult thing was to maintain a tight formation under the surveillance of the Qing cavalry.

Only when infantry formed a formation on the spot can the formation be tight enough. Once they marched, the formation would inevitably be loose and difficult to maintain, so they would give the cavalry a chance to raid. As long as the cavalry broke into the formation, the infantry would be basically done.

During the march, Zhao Ming was raided by Qing army many times. At the most dangerous time, the Qing army broke through the outer van formation and hit the second formation. In that time, the Ming army was killed more than 2,000 people and almost collapsed.

Therefore, Zhao Ming had to be satisfied with the speed of the marching, and could only fight wits and courage with the Qing army. Sometimes he deliberately revealed flaws, led the Qing army to raid, and then attacked head-on, making the Qing army unable to figure it out, so he barely approached Wujin step by step, which finally made the Qing army feel desperate.

Mandahai felt that it was impossible to annihilate Zhao Ming. As the Ming army approached Wujin City, Mandahai occupied Wujin because it was impossible. In addition, more than a month passed, the longer the Wuchang side was dragged, the more critical it became, making Mandahai unable to admit defeat and lead his troops to retreat.

The battle in Changzhou lasted nearly half a year. The Qing army paid a heavy price and returned in vain. Donghai Town alone resisted the main attack of the Qing army for half a year, and the losses were also very heavy. Victory can be said to be hard-won.

Outside Wuchang City, Wang Deshun, Wang Yi and other generals came over.

Zhao Ming saw the soldiers and horses running out of Wujin City in the formation. As soon as he pulled out the reins of the horse, he went up to him.

Everyone turned over and dismounted. Zhao Ming looked at the two generals up and down, and Wuwei was relieved. He wanted to say something, but he was speechless.

For a moment, Zhao Ming could only hold the two of them tightly and sighed: "Thank you for this battle!"

Wang Yi, Wang Deshun couldn't help but burst into tears. Wang Deshun said: "Master, I thought I couldn't see the Master several times."

Wang Yi said: "I know that the general will definitely lead troops to rescue him!"

Wu Jincheng was besieged for half a year, and withstood Kong Youde and Shang Kexi. The two Qing kings and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were attacked. The defenders of the city were not the elites of Donghai Town. Most of them were half a year ago. The reorganized Siming Guard Army was able to defend the city and it was very difficult. It was also a great contribution.

After hearing what the two said, Zhao Ming knew that Donghai Town could gain a foothold in Susongchang this time, and the two of them were the first contribution.

He couldn't help but suddenly let go of his hand, then took a step back, bowing to the two of them, scaring Wang Deshun and Wang Yi quickly stepped forward to hold on.

Zhao Ming bowed and clasped his fists, then stood up straight and said loudly: "This battle will repel the Qing army and protect Susong's peace. I will definitely keep your achievements in mind, and rewards will be indispensable in the future."

Everyone looked happy on their faces when they heard the word, and they hurriedly thanked Zhao Ming.

At this time, Zhao Ming said a few words and asked, "Has Mandahai really retreated?"

Wang Yi hurriedly clasped his fists and replied: "Report to the general, scouts investigate, Mandahai led the main force of Qinggou, and should have retreated to Zhenjiang!"

When the generals heard that the Qing army was retreating, they all showed a happy expression on their faces. Xie Qian clasped his fists and said, "Master, Qing dogs withdraw in a hurry. Will we take advantage of the victory to pursue it!"

Zhao Ming Wenyu looked at Wang Yi and said, "How many brothers are there in the city!"

Wang Yi looked a little sad, "Report to the commander, there are still nine thousand brothers, and there are more than 5,000 people who can fight."

Zhao Ming's heart was terrified. More than half of the Wujin defenders were injured and killed. He also lost more than 4,000 people along the way. In the entire Changzhou battle, more than 15,000 people were killed in Donghai Town, which had already damaged his vitality.

Zhao Ming pondered for a moment and waved his hand, "Forget it, the main force of the Qing army still exists. We are unable to defeat the Qing army. Is it better to wait for the opportunity to restore Jinling in one fell swoop."
Chapter completed!