Outside Huairou City in northern Beijing, the main force of the Qing army was passing by in a mighty manner.
At this time, Huang Taiji did not order an attack on the city, but directly ordered soldiers and horses of all banners to pass under the city and attack Changping Prefecture.
Duduo looked at Huairou City in the distance and saw people standing on top of the city. It seemed that the passing of the main force of the Qing army had made the defenders in the city feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. In such a city, the Qing warriors only needed one turn to defeat it. Take it.
"What is he worried about? Why not take Huairou City?"
Dorgon said calmly: "What are you doing to capture Huairou? Miyun City is used as a bait to delay Liu Yan's troops, so why bother?"
Duduo said in surprise: "Liu Yan led his army to pursue him? How is that possible!"
"You still underestimate Liu Yan. As long as he stays up all night and detects that Jizhou City is an empty city, he will immediately lead his army to the north and pursue Malanyuguan. I have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty marching all the way. There are too many traces on the road, which cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Ming army at night."
Duduo also had a bit of worry on his face and said: "Although Liu Yan's army is mainly infantry, our Qing Dynasty also has the Eight Banners of the Han Army, all of which are infantry and heavy artillery, so it seems that our Qing Dynasty warriors They are moving quickly, but they are also dragged down by the various units of the Han Army Banner. If they really want to run, they may not be much faster than Liu Yan's units!"
Dorgon looked at Duduo with approval and said, "This is the truth, so the key to defeating this battle lies in when Liu Yan discovered that our army had moved and how quickly his troops could move." March to catch up! Or..."
Dorgon said worriedly: "If Liu Yan directly predicts our army's goal,
It was the city of Beijing, so what should he do if he directly led his troops to wait outside the city? "
Duduo said indifferently: "It's impossible, Liu Yan is not a god! As long as Liu Yan leads his troops to pursue Malanyuguan for a while, he can only try his best to continue chasing, hoping to catch him halfway. Our army. Otherwise, even if Liu Yan turns around and goes directly to Beijing City, it will be too late."
Dorgon nodded, then looked forward, and saw Huang Taiji's bright yellow umbrella in the distance. He said: "If this battle is won, you and my brother will never be in his hands again." It’s time to get ahead, and that position is destined to be in the pocket of that reckless man Hauge!”
Duduo sneered and said: "Want to win? He really underestimated Liu Yan, and he also underestimated you and me!"
"Ha ha!"
Dorgon laughed, and then together with Duoduo, they led the two white flags of Manchuria and continued on their way.
"Report!"
At this time, in the front two yellow flags, Huang Taiji received an urgent report. It was the scouts with yellow flags who stopped the messenger sent by Liu Zhiyuan. After questioning, he learned that the Inner and Outer Haraqin and Chahar tribes had been raided by Liu Yan's cavalry battalion. , more than 20,000 cavalry were defeated in one battle.
"Liu Zhiyuan still leads his troops to guard Miyun City?"
At this time, Huang Taiji was extremely shocked. He was horrified by Liu Yan's quick reaction and marveled at the rapid march of the new army under his command. He actually pursued the main force of the Qing Dynasty tightly.
"Your Majesty, General Liu is still leading his troops to defend the city."
Huang Taiji frowned, and Ashan beside him said: "Your Majesty, Liu Yan's army also has cavalry, and they are very powerful. If Liu Yan besieges Miyun with one force, and continues to pursue with cavalry and the main force, it is estimated that
The warriors of our army cannot be thrown away. "
Huang Taiji nodded and said: "For the current plan, we, the Qing Dynasty, have no way out. Even if we return to fight at this time and defeat more than 100,000 elite soldiers of Liu Yan's tribe, the casualties of the warriors of each banner will be so high that the Qing Dynasty will not be able to do so." After all, a miserable victory can no longer be called a victory.”
Ah Shan and Bai Yin Tu agreed with Huang Taiji's intention. At the same time, they also understood that there was actually only one choice before the Qing Dynasty at this time, which was to make a desperate move and continue to kill Changping Prefecture, and then go south to capture Beijing City before Liu Before Yan, capture the capital of the Ming Dynasty!
"Order the warriors of all banners to continue moving forward. They will not camp or rest tonight. Each banner will rest for two hours in the middle of the night!"
"嗻!"
At this time in Miyun City, Liu Yan had already commanded the battalions of the New Army and the garrison to fully deploy.
Liu Yan used the four battalions of the New Army's front, rear, left and right battalions as the first batch of main attacks. The middle battalion, the second battalion, the third battalion and the fifth battalion of the garrison were the second batch of main attackers. The guard battalion was responsible for the guard and the artillery battalion. Provide fire support.
In this way, the entire army was divided into two groups, taking turns to attack the city and take turns to rest.
"fire!"
Qian Qian's roar sounded again on the battlefield. Hundreds of artillery from the artillery camp were concentrated in the east of the city. The fierce artillery fire instantly covered the east wall of Miyun County. The Han troops stationed here with red flags were suddenly killed and wounded.
The commander-in-chief of the Qing army was Zuo Meile, Zhangjing and Liu Yingshuang. At this time, he was huddled in the tower, screaming loudly, unable to command the troops to fight back.
There was the same chaos on top of the city. The artillery and gunmen deployed here were in a mess. Except for a few very brave Qing soldiers who dared to fight back, they fired from time to time.
Apart from a blunderbuss or a few arrows, there was no effective counterattack. Even the dozens of artillery on the top of the city were all silenced at this time. Most of the gunners died in the New Army artillery camp. Those who were under fire all fled into the city.
"Go and ask the master for help!"
Liu Yingsong shouted loudly, but no one of the dozen or so subordinates around him dared to move. If he went out from the tower at this time, he would be risking his own death. Only an idiot would go back!
When Liu Yingsong saw this, he was also furious. He grabbed Niu Luzhangjing and roared: "I asked you to ask for help, you are deaf!"
"General, this..."
Before Niu Luzhangjing finished speaking, he saw a cannonball smashing in directly from the window of the city tower, hitting Liu Yingsong's head directly. The huge head was like a watermelon, and it instantly shattered into pieces. The things were sprinkled on Niulu Zhangjing's face and body.
But the cannonball still had unabated power, hitting the wall blankly, and then rebounded to the side, sweeping the three Qing generals next to it to the ground. All three of them had their legs broken. He fell to the ground and howled in pain.
"ah!"
Niu Luzhangjing looked at the headless corpse in front of him and was so frightened that he went insane. He wildly threw away the corpse sent by Liu Ying, then screamed and took off his clothes and armor, and rushed out of the tower shirtless.
At this time, the new army and garrison battalions outside the city have begun to attack the city. Tens of thousands of gunmen moved forward in formation, suppressing the city with fierce and continuous volleys. The sword and shield men of each battalion carried thunderbolts. Rushing towards the city gate, explosions continued to be heard from various gates in Miyun City. Those wooden gates inlaid with iron could not hold on at all.
How long.
"Haha, let's all die!"
The crazy Niu Lu Zhangjing ran on the top of the city laughing loudly, and then he was hit by a burst of lead bullets. There were more than a dozen bloody holes in his body, and he fell straight to the ground.
boom!
Explosions continued throughout Miyun City, and not long after, the east gate and north gate of the city were blown open by thunderbolts. All the New Army soldiers in both places had their bayonets mounted and roared into the city.
Immediately afterwards, the west gate and south gate of Miyun City were also blown open, and the officers and soldiers of the New Army and the garrison on both sides rushed into the city one after another.
Liu Yan looked at the soldiers pouring into the city like a tide, and sighed to Miao Shao and Xun Jingyun: "I originally thought that this battle would last for at least two hours, and I wanted to let the soldiers of each battalion take a breather. Now it seems that I They are overestimating those two Tatars with Han military flags."
Miao Shao said: "I heard that the Tatars equipped these Han military flags with a lot of muskets and artillery, but without the Manchu and Mongolian real Tatars in charge, these two Tatars can't do it either. It seems that they are really fighting against the power of the people, and they have no master. , these dogs can’t be fierce anymore.”
Xun Jingyun said: "It's just that the soldiers of each battalion may not be able to rest now. Governor, will the soldiers of each battalion continue to pursue?"
Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "Order the soldiers of each battalion to seize the time to surround and annihilate the remaining enemies. After the battle, let the soldiers rest in Miyun City for an hour."
"The pursuit along the way is too tiring. If Huang Taiji counterattacks with a counterattack, our physical strength will not be able to keep up, and we will probably suffer a big loss. It is better to be cautious."
Miao Shao said worriedly: "Didn't the governor say that Huang Taiji's target this time must be Beijing City?
By the time we reached Damalan Valley Pass, it was already too late to go to Beijing to wait for work. Why not seize the time and pursue the pursuit now? "
"Now the Qing army is also running wildly. Even if Huang Taiji leads his army to fight back, both sides will be exhausted and no one can take advantage!"
Xun Jingyun also had the same view. After all, the country was in crisis and everyone was anxious.
Liu Yan said: "The city of Beijing is well defended, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city. These soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp are not strong enough. If they go out to fight, they will be a mob. But they can be used to defend the city and hold off the Qing army for a day or two. Yes. This time is enough for us to rush to the city for rescue."
In addition, Liu Yan also had his own plans. As the saying goes, rushing is not a business. In the past, ministers who led troops to serve the king or led troops to surround the capital would most likely not end well. If others don’t tell you, there was Yuan Chonghuan in this dynasty. Before that, And Yu Qian's end was extremely miserable.
Putting aside the mixed reputation of Yuan Chonghuan, let's talk about Yu Qian alone. A battle to defend Beijing extended the life of the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years, but he ended up being killed. Liu Yan did not want to let down his passion.
So this time, Liu Yan just needs to follow the Qing army closely. It is best to let the Qing army attack the city of Beijing, and then lead his army to suppress it, so that Emperor Chongzhen can recognize the fact and let the gang in the court Shut up all the Donglin Party members who eat people's food but don't do anything to help others!
Of course, Liu Yan would not mention these words to Miao Shao and Xun Jingyun for the time being.
After an hour, the fierce battle in Miyun City ended completely.
Liu Yan led his troops into the city. Corpses of Qing soldiers could be seen everywhere on the streets of the city, and gunpowder smoke remained in many places.
"Immediately put up a list to calm the people and take a look at the city.
Is there any money or food in the Zhongfu treasury? If so, take it all with you! "
"yes!"
"Have you found the general who raised the red flag of the Han army?"
Liu Yan rode his horse directly to the county government office in the city, where the camp leaders arrived one after another to report the results of the battle to Liu Yan.
Zhang Yi said with a smile: "I found it. Liu Zhiyuan, the real Liu Zhiyuan of the Han army with a red flag on his forehead, and a group of soldiers wanted to take advantage of the chaos. They were stopped by his subordinates. They fired a volley at them and they were all defeated!" "
Xun Jingyun then counted the number of beheadings reported by each battalion. In this battle, the new army and garrison battalions beheaded more than 8,900 people and captured more than 6,000 people. The Han army was completely finished with the red flag.
However, the casualties among the battalions of the New Army and the garrison were very small. The total number of battalions in each battalion was only more than 400, of which only 152 soldiers were killed.
Upon hearing such a battle loss ratio, Liu Yan immediately ordered each battalion to record the casualties. The wounded should be treated as soon as possible. The bodies of the fallen soldiers should be taken away with the army. It is the cold winter season, so there is no need to worry about preservation issues.
Then Liu Yan said: "Okay, in this pursuit, we first killed three Mongolian princes of the Qing army, and now they killed a Han army flag bearer, Gushan Ezhen. The Qing army lost the equivalent of four flags in one battle." The strength of the troops. You and I will continue to work hard and strive to expand the results!"
"yes!"
"Order the soldiers of each battalion to take time to rest. After an hour, the army will continue to pursue westwards."
At this time, Miao Shao said: "Master Governor, there are more than 6,000 Han banner prisoners and thousands of Mongolian prisoners in the army. What will happen to these prisoners when the army is marching in a hurry?"
Liu Yan said coldly: "Are there any prisoners in the army? The governor only remembers that they were all taken before he had time to cut them down.
Head! "
