Please ask me to be the emperor

"What, Liaoyang is lost!" While Zhang Shun was enjoying the blessings of Qi people in the Forbidden City, Duduo, who was stationed in Zhongxining Fort, was also enjoying the "blessings of Qi people."

Bai Guangen refused to go forward, while Zhang Sanbai attacked from behind, attacking from both front and back, which only made Doduo feel like dying and extremely unhappy.

And when he received the news that Liaoyang had been lost, he was immediately struck by thunder.

It turns out that Liaoyang was not only one of the three capitals of the Later Jin Dynasty, but also the transportation node of the entire Liaodong region in the Ming Dynasty.

Once this place is lost, it means that the connection between the Qing army in Guangning, Liaonan and Dongjiang directions and the Shengjing Shenyang is almost severed.

The fiefdom of Liu Zhiyuan in southern Liaoning was in Fuzhou, and he could be self-sufficient in a short time, so he was safe for a while.

However, the situation of Duduo's troops and the Daishan Department attacking Dongjiang Town was not good.

The former had a double journey and did not carry enough supplies in order to rescue Guangning as soon as possible.

The latter had to pass through the vast and sparsely populated Changbai Mountains, and urgently needed to transport grain and grass through the post road from Liaoyang to Yiju, North Korea.

Now that Liaoyang is lost, it is equivalent to the rebel army grabbing Hou Jin's testicles, making him in danger of destruction in an instant.

"No, I must go back!" Duduo pondered for a moment and couldn't help but make up his mind.

"Your Majesty...this...there is a wolf in front of us and a tiger in the back. How...how can we escape?" After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but ask.

The reason why the line from Guangning to Haizhou is important is because it is an important transportation route to Liaodong.

In this triangular area east of Guangning, east of Shenyang and Liaoyang, and south of Niuzhuangyi, there is a vast swamp - Liaoze.

Now Duduo's 40,000-strong army is trapped in a narrow area between the Liao River and the Daliao River by the rebels. If they want to return eastward, they have to either take the sea route or Liaoze, there is no other way.

"Go to Liaoze!" Duduo said firmly.

"It's not yet October, how can we do it?" Everyone couldn't help but worry after hearing this.

It turns out that Liaoze was formed by the flooding of the Liaohe River and has distinct seasonal patterns.

Under normal circumstances, between May and August, there are heavy rains in the Liaohe River Basin, causing the river water to surge and flood the land on both sides of the Liaohe River.

From January to March, when the weather is dry and the rivers enter the dry season, the vast Liaoze area will dry up and freeze, making it possible to pass through.

According to historical records, "Liaoze is affected by barbaric rivers in the northeast, and the way to the sea is often muddy in spring, summer, and autumn. (Captives) often invade during the third winter and early spring."

Generally speaking, after October, the amount of water in the swamp is greatly reduced and the ground is frozen again, making it difficult to pass through.

But now it has just reached the end of September, and the ground in Liaoze is not yet solid and it is not easy to pass.

Hou Jin originally started his career in Liaodong, and he had used this point to attack the Ming army many times before, so he naturally knew this very well.

It is precisely because of this that everyone is very worried about Duduo's plan to risk going to Liaoze.

Don't look at the fact that we are only a few days away from the beginning of winter. With just these few days' gap, we cannot march if the ground is not solid.

"It doesn't matter, although Liao Ze is big, it is not one piece!" Duduo pondered for a moment and couldn't help but say.

"The most widely distributed places are one to the west of Shenyang and one to the north of Sancha River."

"In the past, the ancient roads of Liao and Jin Dynasties all passed through it. It should be regarded as a difficult road!"

"This" everyone looked at each other and believed it a little bit.

It turns out that since Lao Nu moved his capital to Shenyang, due to the remote location and long roads, he was worried that he could not respond in time to the threats from the Han'er tribe and the Ming army in the direction of Guangning, so he had been looking for a new road to Guangning.

After many investigations, Hou Jin discovered two more feasible paths.

One is to detour through the northern part of Liaoze and take the Juliu River area to the west around the northern edge of Liaoze to reach Guangning.

The other one passes through the two largest swamps in Liaoze and reaches the area between Shenyang and Liaoyang.

It was already late autumn, and it was only one step away from early winter. If we could choose the abandoned old road, the risk would be reduced by three points.

"Okay, let's do it this way! But...but I'm afraid Guang Ning is going to be in trouble!" Everyone hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but say.

"Should we inform the three brothers Shi Tingzhu and let them go with us?"

"No, if the news leaks out, you and I will not be able to escape!" Duduo coldly refused.

Only then did everyone realize that they were no longer the Hou Jin soldiers who had frightened the Ming army, but the "Qing soldiers" who had been beaten by the "Shun thieves" and lost their armor.

"Okay then, let's go our own way!" Everyone nodded in frustration.

"Don't worry, although the 'Shun Thief' caught me off guard this time, everything will be fine after I cross Liaoze!" Seeing the low morale, Duduo couldn't help but comfort him.

"I hope so!" Everyone responded perfunctorily, which immediately made Doduo feel a layer of gloom in his heart.

In addition to their courage in battle, the "Qing soldiers" who have always been famous for their military prowess are now depressed. This is definitely not a good sign.

Regardless of Duduo's thoughts, everyone's plan was decided and the vanguard was sent out of Xining Fort that night and went deep into Liaoze.

The vanguard found out and quickly sent someone to report: "Although the roads within Liaoze are still muddy, the base is solid and there is no risk of falling into it!"

"Okay, if that's the case, then cross Liaoze and attack Liaoyang!" Duduo couldn't help but smile after hearing this.

That night, Duduo personally led the main force across the border wall and the Liaohe River, heading north to Liaoze.

Since the main force of the Duduo tribe was sandwiched between the Liao River and the Daliao River, if they wanted to follow the old Liao and Jin routes, they could only march more than a hundred miles northwest along the perimeter of the border wall to reach the outskirts of Guangning.

Then it turns eastward and passes through the gap between the Sancha River area and the swamps in the west of Shenyang.

"Tsk, this road is not easy to walk on!" As soon as he stepped into Liaoze, Na Duduo immediately realized that the problem was more troublesome than he thought.

It turns out that in this Liaoze, in addition to large swamps and lakes that make the roads muddy and difficult to navigate, there are also reeds and mosquitoes everywhere.

Mosquitoes in Liaodong are different from those in the south. Due to the bitter cold climate, most mosquitoes disappear when the weather gets cold, so they are not harmful.

As natives of Liaodong, the Duoduo people do not have enough awareness of its harm.

However, as soon as he stepped into Liaoze, Duduo saw how powerful these mosquitoes were.

They are said to be mosquitoes, but in fact, if you look carefully, they include mosquitoes, flies, flies and bees.

Among them, mosquitoes and gadflies are the most numerous and the most harmful.

These bugs are so densely packed that they hurt people's faces when they hit them. They can't be driven away and they are everywhere.

Mosquitoes bite people and gadflies bite horses, which makes people extremely annoying and disturbing for a while.

"Pah, pah!"

"Grey gray gray~"

For a while, people swatted mosquitoes and flies, and war horses, mules and horses neighed continuously.

"What's going on? Can't you bear it for a while?" Duduo reached out and slapped the unknown insect lying on his face to death, and shouted unhappily.

"Your Majesty, there are too many mosquitoes here. People are good at it, but the beasts can't bear it!" Zuo Zuo couldn't help but explain quickly.

"Really?" Duduo couldn't help but narrowed his eyes, suspecting that these people were criticizing Huai and insulting him.

"Your Majesty, look!" Seeing Duduo's reluctance, everyone couldn't help but pointed at a war horse and said.

Na Duduo took a look through the firelight and saw that the horse was very anxious, its tail whipping rapidly, trying to drive away the approaching mosquitoes and flies.

However, there are too many mosquitoes and flies, and it is difficult to prevent them. How can they be driven away?

"Go down here and keep an eye on the livestock. Don't be frightened!" Duduo frowned and ordered quickly.

Na Duduo has been in the army for a long time and knows the temperament of these animals quite well.

Don't think that just because these are beasts, they don't understand anything.

In fact, after being harassed by mosquitoes and flies, these animals will become just as restless as humans.

As the irritability continues to accumulate, if you are not careful, you will lose control and crash into the formation.

If one were not careful and caused a large number of war horses to lose control in Liaoze, causing casualties among the soldiers, and if a large number of war horses fell into the swamp, it would be a big joke.

Finally, everyone was calmed down, and no large-scale incident of horses losing control was caused, and Duduo felt a little at ease.

However, due to the mud everywhere in Liaoze, the march was difficult and it took two or three days to finally reach the outskirts of Guangning.

Seeing that the old road of Liao and Jin was right in front of him, Na Duduo breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered: "The old road of Liao and Jin is ahead, everyone, please work harder."

As a result, as soon as Duduo finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of a cannon, and a group of men and horses suddenly came out from the reeds.

The leader rushed over and shouted loudly: "Little Duduo, a certain family has been waiting here for a long time, why don't you come up and die!"

After hearing this, Duduo was immediately stunned. He took a closer look and found that the person who came was none other than Yang Guozhu, the general under the "Shun Thief".